Incident Code
CI764
Incident Date
15 June 2017
Location
Mosul, al Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
الشفاء
Geolocation
36.35263,
43.12194
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Geolocation
36.35263,
43.12194
Accuracy: Within 1m (via Coalition)
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: I578a )
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event in near Mosul.
Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: “During a strike on an ISIS defensive fighting position, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.”
The Coalition provided Airwars with the location of this incident, accurate to within a one-metre box. The location given placed the event in the al Shafaa neighbourhood, north of the Old City.
Military Statements
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Known belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Credible / Substantiated
Given reason for civilian harm
No reason given
Civilian deaths conceded
4
Civilian injuries conceded
None
Stated location
near Mosul, Iraq
Location accuracy
1 m
MGRS coordinate
38SLF3148324699
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For June 14th-15th, the Coalition reported: “Near Mosul, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units; destroyed seven fighting positions, two tunnels, a mortar system, and a medium machine gun; and damaged a fighting position.”
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2017-09-29
Original Source ↗
June 15, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS defensive fighting position, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed.